Lisa begins, “Kyle and I met for lunch at Villa Blanca, we had a brief conversation regarding Yolanda, the season had just started, I was curious if she would be involved and to what extent as she battled with her health problems.”

“I explained to Kyle I had reached out a few times, and the timing had never been right, or as Kyle joked, maybe she didn’t want to see me. When you are feeling compromised, sometimes all you want to do is hunker down. I know for sure, hypothetically, I would be tempted to withdraw from everything public, and as I explained we haven’t been that close, but I had visited her and was sorry to see her at dinner still obviously in a debilitated state.”

Lisa adds, “I think it was confusing seeing her dealing with this illness, how it ebbed and flowed, the social media pictures…and as the season plays out, we discuss that, as you do when you are all immersed in a group.”

Lisa shares that it was hard to see Yolanda crying in her scene with Angie, “Saying that, her existence has been pretty depressing. It saddened me to see her cry, but she is a strong woman with a lot of supporters who hope for her health to be back to its optimum, me included.”

“Well thank you for joining us once again as you follow this precarious path we have chosen. You will shortly be introduced to two new cast members, and the dynamic will shift once again. Each season varies greatly. Stay with us throughout.”